Whale Oil¶
Description and use¶
Campaign source: Icewind Dale - Rime of the Frostmaiden, original fifth-edition rules. Campaign-specific mechanics below are separate from the revised core wiki.
This campaign object or grouped equipment reference is documented in the source passages below. Preserve any stated quantity, value, curse, location, or activation condition. Decorative or historical mentions do not automatically constitute available treasure.
Campaign context¶
Selected passages from the searchable transcription. The linked PDF controls if OCR punctuation differs.
The Torg's caravan consists of three heavily laden dogsleds, each one pulled by six friendly sled dogs. One sled carries provisions and supplies for Torrga, her team, and her dogs. It flies a flag bearing the company's emblem, a gold wolf's paw on a black field. The other two sleds transport goods for sale, including cut wood, flint and tinder, flasks of whale oil, blankets, furs, rations, bottles of wine, casks of cheap ale, fake medicines, and vials of poison (used primarily for killing vermin).
PDF page 25 (printed 24) — source PDF is not included in this player reference.
A foul scent pervades the room, which contains five barrels of whale oil. An intact barrel of whale oil weighs 500 pounds and can be sold in Ten-Towns for 50 gp.
PDF page 59 (printed 58) — source PDF is not included in this player reference.
Ten-Towners buy their whale oil from whalers who live on the shores of the Sea of Moving Ice. Whaling is thus a lucrative (if inherently dangerous) business in Icewind Dale.
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Source pages¶
PDF page 20 (printed 19) — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · PDF page 25 (printed 24) — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · PDF page 59 (printed 58) — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · PDF page 104 (printed 103) — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · PDF page 115 (printed 114) — source PDF is not included in this player reference. · PDF page 154 (printed 153) — source PDF is not included in this player reference.
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Referenced by campaign pages¶
Helka Jaggerath · Sperm Whale · Angajuk's Bell · Barrel · Bell · Oil · Rations · Sled
Import provenance¶
Source: Icewind Dale - Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020, supplied printing). Retained original campaign rules and page references. Imported from the campaign item record.